Public Holidays in India 1947

There are 17 Indian public holidays in 1947. 14 of them fall on working days, which leaves 247 working days after 104 weekend days.

The Indian public holidays in 1947 are Republic Day (Sunday, January 26), Milad-un-Nabi (Prophet Mohammad's Birthday) (Wednesday, February 5), Holi (Friday, March 7), Ram Navami (Sunday, March 30), Mahavir Jayanti (Thursday, April 3), Good Friday (Friday, April 4), Buddha Purnima (Monday, May 5), Independence Day (Friday, August 15), Id-ul-Fitr (Tuesday, August 19), Janmashtami (Monday, September 8), Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (Gandhi Jayanti) (Thursday, October 2), Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami) (Friday, October 24), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (Sunday, October 26), Diwali (Deepavali) (Wednesday, November 12), Muharram (Monday, November 24), Guru Nanak's Birthday (Friday, November 28) and Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25).

There are 8 long weekends of three days or more in 1947: Mar 7–Mar 9 (3 days, Holi); Apr 3–Apr 6 (4 days, Mahavir Jayanti, Good Friday); May 3–May 5 (3 days, Buddha Purnima); Aug 15–Aug 17 (3 days, Independence Day); Sep 6–Sep 8 (3 days, Janmashtami); Oct 24–Oct 26 (3 days, Dussehra (Vijaya Dashami), Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid)); Nov 22–Nov 24 (3 days, Muharram); Nov 28–Nov 30 (3 days, Guru Nanak's Birthday).

The weekend in India is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Gazetted holidays for central government offices in Delhi (DoPT). States add their own holidays, and many offices work on Saturdays. Festival dates for years without a DoPT list yet are estimated from the moon.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.